MORNING REPORT: for the week ending on the 22nd of Oct., 1943: Assigned Strength: E.M.---275, Officers---86. James H. Jeffery was assigned as a radio-gunner to this squadron on the 16th. 6 Off. And 6 E.M., combat crew men, were assigned to the squadron on the 22nd:

2nd Lt. Harwood Beebe, Pilot 2nd Lt. Donald P. McCormick, Bombardier

6 E.M. were transferred to headquarters: Bolton, Cook, D.C., Sobol, Budowsky, Woodward, Noble. Lt. Dunn was sent to the hospital on the 19th. Sgt. Dobbs came back from the hospital on the 21st. 5 E.M. are on D.S. to Group on the 21st. Lt. C.D. Lungren was transferred to the M.A.T.S. on the 22nd.

23 Oct 43 - 447th BS War Diary: No mission today. Twelve replacements were assigned to the squadron, six officers and six enlisted men, all combat crew members. The replacements (listed below) are the first to come into the squadron since June. The men did not bring planes with them. The replacements are as follows: Lt. Davies, Lt. Beebe, Lt. Haeberle, Lt. McCormick, Lt. Jordan, Lt. Nowakowski, S/Sgt. Milam, S/Sgt. Kaufold, S/Sgt. Godwin, S/Sgt. Boza, Sgt. Kazar, Sgt. Schrader.

5 Mar 44 - 447th BS War Diary: No mission due to weather again. Training was the order of the day. There were flights for transition, PDI runs and gunnery practice. A class was held for four new engineer gunners under the direction of M/Sgt. Blount. Lt McCormick and Lt. Nowakowski returned from DS at Capri to duty. Today we each received 3 bottles of Coca Cola, the first we have had since coming over seas.

Received the Air Medal:

13 Mar 44 - 447th BS War Diary: No mission scheduled for today. Six of our planes and crews flew a mock mission to Crotone A/D. The flight was led by Lt. Wiginton. The following officers and enlisted men have been assigned to this squadron per orders from 57th Wing: 2nd Lt. Ward E. Manley, pilot, 2nd Lt. Allen E. Wingrove, bombardier, Cpl. Francis R. Ellis, engineer, S/Sgt Jack L. Phelps, radioman, and Sgt William H. Burke, Jr., gunner. Pfc James W. Austin, Jr. was discharged from the hospital and has returned to the squadron. The following officers and enlisted men received the Air Medal: Lts. F.E. Ryhead, G. J. Deane, D. P. McCormick, H. Beebe, E. D. Langston, R.G. Davies, J. J. Nowakowski, M/Sgt. R.J. Boyd, T/Sgt. A. Kaufold, and S/Sgt. H.E. Harmer. The formation took place at 1530 and the medals were presented by Major R.D. Sampson.